Handheld portable spectrophotometer
US5319437A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N21/25
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A handheld portable spectrophotometer is provided including keys for input of instructions by a user, an illuminator for illuminating a sample, and a spectral analyzer for separating light reflected from the sample into spectral components to produce a signal corresponding to the level of each spectral component. A processor is provided for executing the user instructions and for analyzing the signal. The results of the signal analysis are presented on a display. A power source is provided for providing power for operation of the handheld portable spectrophotometer.
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